PlayStation Plus: December Preview

GRID 2 launched to critical acclaim earlier this year for its successful mixing of arcade and simulator styles. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, on the other hand, is more of a kart racer, complete with power ups but the ever-shifting tracks means your badass kart can also transform into a plane or boat.

You can hop into Borderlands 2 for free later this month on PS3, and this game absolutely shines with co-op, so be sure to bring some buddies along with you while you blast away all the skags on Pandora. You can build out your vault hunter how you like – focus on damage or get some support skills to aid yourself & your friends.

Finally, Vita owners can scrape their knees up a bit with Urban Trial Freestyle. Successfully complete the tricks, customize your bike and then challenge your friends with the asynchronous Ghost mode.

These games will hit the Instant Game Collection at various times throughout the month, so check back with us every Monday morning to see all the benefits of your membership.

There will also be a special Black Friday deal for PlayStation Plus at select retailers nationwide. Pick up 1 year of PS Plus for only $29.99* — that’s 40% off the regular price of $49.99. With PS Plus, you’ll get new games every month with Instant Game Collection. You’ll also get access to online multiplayer on the PS4 system. Best of all, one membership will cover you across your PS4, PS3, and PS Vita, for just $29.99*.

*A one-year PlayStation Plus membership will be $29.99 on Black Friday only

December PlayStation Plus Preview

Free for PS Plus members
Be fast, be first and be famous as you join the elite in ‘World Series Racing’ where the greatest cars, drivers and events come together in the search for a new motorsport icon. Experience aggressive racing against advanced AI and become immersed in the race with GRID 2’s new TrueFeel Handling system which powers edge-of-control exhilaration behind the wheel of every iconic car. An extensive, separate online campaign powered by RaceNet sets new standards in the genre. Welcome back to racing.

Free for PS Plus members
A new era of shoot and loot is about to begin. Play as one of four new vault hunters facing off against a massive new world of creatures, psychos and the evil mastermind, Handsome Jack. Make new friends, arm them with a bazillion weapons and fight alongside them in 4 player co-op or split-screen on a relentless quest for revenge and redemption across the undiscovered and unpredictable living planet.

Free for PS Plus members
Descend into Dyad to experience transcendental sensory overload in this abstract psychedelic racer. Blast through a reactive audio-visual tube to create a harmonious synthesis of color and sound as you hook, graze and lance enemies to master Dyad’s 27 unique levels.

Free for PS Plus members
Sonic and the All-Stars cast line up on the starting grid once again to battle for supremacy in the ultimate race. It’s not just racing, it’s Racing Transformed! Bonus Edition also includes extra racer Metal Sonic, and bonus Outrun track!

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Great job with the December IGC additions. Keep mixing up the genres like this and that way there is stuff for everyone.

Quick question since it’s mentioned in the blog. The PS+ membership sale…on the original Black Friday blog, a response from the mod mentioned that there would be a Canadian deal as well but none of the sites mentioned cover this in Canada. Is there any confirmation of what retailer is carrying a PS+ deal in Canada tomorrow?

i guess Canada doesn’t get any PS+ sales like the States cause no retailer has them on sale up here as PS Blog said there would be a sale on PS+ here. so if there’s no PS+ sale on PSN .. then were Out Of Luck

Only 4 games this month and I already have Borderlands 2 (platinum’d and completed all DLC included in the season pass) and I already have Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed for the PS3, although, It’ll be nice to have it for the vita as well since it is a great game. Also don’t care about Grid 2 in the least.

Oh well. Can’t win ‘em all. There will always be a month here and there where things just don’t go your way.

I’ll like to say that Borderlands 2 is a great addition, but the game was in se for 10 bucks soooooo many times. I even got it for free when I bought the first one (it was a because on the PSN store at the moment).

Awesome plus lineup for the month of December! Though I already own Borderlands 2, I’m happy my friends will have it too! This title is a blast with friends. Also super stoked for Sonic Racing transformed; I have this for my 360, but I lent the system to a close friend of mine since I switched platforms. I never did get all the characters or courses, it’ll be a blast to play with friends and reach for platinum trophy hunting.

I’m sure some will be disappointed with no PS4 games, but honestly what do you expect? The launch roster is extremely slim. And besides, we were told one PS4 game per month and got two at launch, so consider that the PS4 IGC for Nov and Dec. We’ll still get DriveClub whenever it’s ready.

Also, be happy that we’re still getting three PS3 games because EU was reduced to just two per month. Maybe now people will stop saying EU is better, especially with one of the top shooters and one of the top racers for PS3.

I’d have to say this is a great month to be a PS+ member. I have been waiting on Borderlands 2 for free cause you know I’ll have to buy all the add-ons also haha. I like racing games pretty well too when I’m not playing RPGs or platform games, so for me December will be a great month. I plan on buying a couple of the $29.99 PS+ cards to keep me going through 2016 with the Gamestop deal tomorrow. Also on a side note to Sony Customer Service, I’d like to thank them for the quick response & returning me a new PS4 in exchange for the broken Amazon one. I am excited to see what comes next! Happy Thanksgiving!

Fantastic month of games and certainly looking forward to the additions to the PS4 and whatever Black Friday deals there are…keep the suspense building Sony!

Also, best part about the IGC (other than the awesome free games) is that I can begin selling off my hard-copy of games like Borderlands 2, Deus Ex, and other AAA titles in order to get some extra cash for new PS3/PS4 Titles.

Now with all this goodness i would like to hear that PS Vita is getting premium avatars put in for everyone that bought premium avatars for PS3 would be very nice to be able to use premium avatars on PS Vita.

Wow. After the debacles for the past 2 weeks, the PS+ really stepped it up in December. Borderlands 2 and Grid 2 are two games that I was always interested in. One of the best months ever for PS+ subscribers.

I got like 3 months left on my subscription. I think I am gonna subscribe again with the $29.99 deal.